The Family Focus Guide helps families and individuals in and around the Fayetteville area find resources in our community.
If you have a service-focused organization that serves families in the Fayetteville, Cumberland County area and would like to be listed, please email us at [email protected].
Offers vocational counseling, job placement, on-the-job training programs, tax credits, screening, selection and referral and other business services. Lists job vacancies for local area, statewide, nationwide and worldwide for government and private employers. Determines eligibility, processes and payment of benefits to individuals who are out of work. Provides employment & training related services and information to eligible military veterans.
Provides employment & training related services and information to eligible military veterans. Transition Assistance Program is a 3 day workshop to assist people to are separating from the military. Veterans are given preference with all services at ESC. Case management to assist with work related issues due to military service.
Offers assessments and counseling for career choices and goals. Provides financial assistance with tuition and books at a community college or trade center for up to 2 years.
A list of participating providers can be found here:
https://www.ncworks.gov/vosnet/drills/provider/provdrill.aspx?geo=3701000000&pu=1&plang=E
Also provides on-the-job training and internships.
Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The Beatitude House Ministries of the NSRBA seek to give families and individuals "A Hand Up, Not A HandOut." At the Beatitude Houses you will find clothes, toys, and household items priced to fit the needs of families on a tight budget as well as a Food Pantry for those in need.
Saturday - 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
List fee summer meals that are served to children ages 18 and younger and are located at schools, churches, community centers and other places that are safe for kids and teens to go. Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sites only operate when school is not in session.
Better Living Series is a class focused on growing, preserving, and preparing healthy foods. During each class, participants are provided with researched-based information and an opportunity to learn through a hands-on approach.
North Carolina Cooperative Extension partners with communities to deliver education and technology that enrich the lives, land and economy of North Carolinians. We offer services related to youth development, nutrition and food safety, horticulture, livestock, and field crops. We are open M-F from 8-5.
Color Me Healthy is an educational program designed for children ages 4 and 5 years old to teach them the importance of exercise and eating healthy. Local training is available for child care providers. Teaching materials are provided once the training is complete which teaches creative and effective ways to use the program in their facility.
Provides training which teaches families skills and helps motivate them to improve eating and physical activity behaviors to achieve a healthy weight. The training is flexible and families can participate in one to four modules: Eating Smart at Home; Eating Smart on the Run; Moving More Every Day, everywhere; and Moving More, Watching less.
4-H offers clubs, special interest programs, summer camps, school enrichment and after-school child care. 4-H’ers gain knowledge, skills and experience that help them become responsible citizens and leaders.
Provides an experience for teens that simulates the parenting of an infant using computerized dolls. This innovative pregnancy prevention program is designed to help young people make responsible, informed choices about pregnancy.
Steps to Health is a nutrition program offered in local elementary schools. Students take part in 9 sessions which focuses on healthy eating and being active.
The Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program is a joint endeavor of North Carolina Cooperative Extension and volunteers who wish to help gardeners by sharing their knowledge. The program is designed to recruit and train volunteers to help meet educational needs of home gardeners
Color Me Healthy is an educational program designed for children ages 4 and 5 years old to teach them the importance of exercise and eating healthy. Local training is available for child care providers. Teaching materials are provided once the training is complete which teaches creative and effective ways to use the program in their facility.
Helping individuals, families, and communities put research-based knowledge to work to improve their lives.
Parenting, Family Resource Management, Human Development, Nutrition, Parents as Teachers Program Supervisor, North Carolina Extension and Community Association Liaison Agent Program objectives on lifespan development, positive interpersonal relationships, and improving quality of life and fostering resiliency for families in transition by helping families develop skills and strategies to effectively manage their personal finances through expected and unexpected economic changes and life events.
Services include: High School Financial Planning-personal financial management education. More In My Basket-promotes food security through outreach education about the NC Food and Nutrition Program, Steps to Health-Older adult program focusing on nutrition and food dollar management.
Services include: E-Conservation Residential Energy-designed to help consumers make informed energy efficiency and conservation decisions for their home, Disaster Education-teachers consumers to properly prepare for potential disasters and how to respond and recover, Health Homes Partnership-a public outreach program focused on reducing housing deficiencies and risks associated with childhood diseases and injuries.
Focuses on ways in which research can be applied to better the lives of individuals in our community.
